Word: charlatan
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That's Not Entertainment Glenn Beck is a charlatan [Sept. 28]. he has made himself rich off people's fears without making the slightest constructive comment about national issues. Instead, he has spread innuendo to keep his audience happy. He's a TV evangelist who makes altar calls and then drives away in his Cadillac. Alan Moen, ENIAT, WASH...
...That's Not Entertainment Running a major story on Glenn Beck is the equivalent of giving a terrorist publicity for setting off a bomb [Sept. 28]. Beck is a charlatan: he has made himself rich off people's fears without making the slightest constructive comment about national issues. Instead, he has spread innuendo to keep his audience happy. He's a TV evangelist who makes altar calls and then drives away in his Cadillac. Alan Moen, Entiat, Wash...
Running a cover story on Glenn Beck is the equivalent of giving a terrorist publicity for setting off a bomb [Sept. 28]. Beck is a charlatan: he has made himself rich off people's fears without making the slightest constructive comment about national issues. Instead, he has spread innuendo to keep his audience happy. He's a TV evangelist who makes altar calls and then drives away in his Cadillac...
...National Endowment for the Arts in the stimulus bill “pork barrel spending,” it’s a real fear that the people of the U.S. may refocus their ire, or at least part of it, from beleaguering the avaricious Wall Street charlatan toward berating that namby-pamby parasite, the artist...
...Artist?As someone who collects original art, albeit on a modest level, I am offended by the way in which British "Bad Boy" artist Damien Hirst dominates the art world [Sept. 15]. He is just a charlatan who found a gimmick and capitalized on it, suckering in those wannabes who are more interested in bragging rights than promoting a fresh, honest talent in the art world or insightful, subversive ideas in the public arena. Dead animals preserved in formaldehyde and a diamond encrusted skull-is this even legal? Spin paintings done by studio assistants-give me a break; kids have...